A thought about the Boy Scouts

[Muddled]

"Scouting is about teaching a substantial amount of life lessons," [Rick] Perry,
an Eagle Scout, said. "Sexuality is not one of them. It never has been;
it doesn't need to be."


If BSA is intended to teach boys to be good citizens, don't they need to know how to deal with diversity and be gracious to those with differences- from differences in color to class to sexuality?  How is this not a life lesson?

I really hope that when the Boy Scouts do not completely implode due to gayness, as Rick Santorum has predicted, that we can put all this BS to rest. I just wonder how long it will take.

[maucat]

I agree with you.

[Muddled]

It just doesn't matter if you agree with homosexuality or not. It exists and you will be exposed to gay people in your lifetime, so why not start now? People are people.

[Deleted]

I agree!

[soozy87]

It is a religious based group.

[smock]

The entire argument is bullshit. Letting gay people into your organization is not akin to teaching sexuality. FFS.

[smock]

Feb 5, 2013 20:45:17 GMT -5 soozy87 said:

It is a religious based group.

Uh, are you saying that's a defense against allowing gay members?

[Muddled]

Feb 5, 2013 20:45:17 GMT -5 soozy87 said:

It is a religious based group.

What religion?

[soozy87]

Feb 5, 2013 20:53:41 GMT -5 Muddled said:

Feb 5, 2013 20:45:17 GMT -5 soozy87 said:

It is a religious based group.

What religion?

Christian

[wrathofkuus]

If simply having people with sexuality = teaching sexuality, which they do not do, then why aren't they hiring only asexual people?

[smock]

I dare someone to protest the Boy Scouts for teaching heterosexuality.

[Muddled]

Feb 5, 2013 20:54:24 GMT -5 soozy87 said:

Feb 5, 2013 20:53:41 GMT -5 Muddled said:

What religion?

Christian

Funny that you say that, since there are troops that are chartered to both Jewish and Muslim organizations.  In addition, more that 30% of Boy Scout troops are owned and operated by civic and educational institutions.

[soozy87]

Feb 5, 2013 20:59:35 GMT -5 Muddled said:

Feb 5, 2013 20:54:24 GMT -5 soozy87 said:

Christian

Funny that you say that, since there are troops that are chartered to both Jewish and Muslim organizations.  In addition, more that 30% of Boy Scout troops are owned and operated by civic and educational institutions.

The Boy Scout Oath demands that the boys must believe in God.

[Muddled]

Feb 5, 2013 21:02:27 GMT -5 soozy87 said:

Feb 5, 2013 20:59:35 GMT -5 Muddled said:

Funny that you say that, since there are troops that are chartered to both Jewish and Muslim organizations.  In addition, more that 30% of Boy Scout troops are owned and operated by civic and educational institutions.

The Boy Scout Oath demands that the boys must believe in God.

So, you are saying that one cannot believe in god and also be gay?

[smock]

And are you saying that Jews and Muslims don't believe in God? What a weird argument.

[wrathofkuus]

The pledge doesn't specify which god. It could be the Cylon god for all you know.

[fussbucket]

Well looks like SOMEONE here's got it allllll figured out.

[flamingeaux]

Because Sexuality, Race, Economic status shouldn't be a factor in how people treat each other. Why teach be nice to this or that group of people, when they should be teaching be nice to ALL people?

[partiallysunny]

Feb 5, 2013 20:49:18 GMT -5 smock said:

The entire argument is bullshit.

::claps::

And I agree with you, muddled. Of course.

[imoan]

Who's this moron? ::looks up::

[smock]

You haven't run into soozy before, imoan? She pops up, especially on CEP, in threads on gay rights and abortion. Hint: she's against both.

[Chirp]

I've also seen soozy on CEP. She's uber-conservative.

Normally, she's off in right field somewhere, but this time I think I know sort-of what she's referring to. I've seen a lot of stories on the news lately about the various Christian churches being all up in the BSA's business. I usually just keep on channel surfing, so I don't know the particulars (and I'm guessing that soozy doesn't either, she's just regurgitating what she saw on some news station banner).

[Deleted]

The name seems familiar other than on Proboards?

[soozy87]

Feb 6, 2013 9:26:43 GMT -5 doglove said:

The name seems familiar other than on Proboards?

Like where?

[Deleted]

Feb 6, 2013 9:31:25 GMT -5 soozy87 said:

Feb 6, 2013 9:26:43 GMT -5 doglove said:

The name seems familiar other than on Proboards?

Like where?

Did you have the same sn on the nest?

[soozy87]

Feb 6, 2013 9:33:04 GMT -5 doglove said:

Feb 6, 2013 9:31:25 GMT -5 soozy87 said:

Like where?

Did you have the same sn on the nest?

Yes.

[Chirp]

Feb 6, 2013 9:26:43 GMT -5 doglove said:

The name seems familiar other than on Proboards?

That SN is everywhere. Google brings up many, many hits.

[soozy87]

Feb 6, 2013 9:38:48 GMT -5 Chirp said:

Feb 6, 2013 9:26:43 GMT -5 doglove said:

The name seems familiar other than on Proboards?

That SN is everywhere. Google brings up many, many hits.

I guess I am famous?

[Chirp]

Feb 6, 2013 9:42:43 GMT -5 soozy87 said:

Feb 6, 2013 9:38:48 GMT -5 Chirp said:

That SN is everywhere. Google brings up many, many hits.

I guess I am famous?

LOL

[Muddled]

I love how she comes back to answer questions about her SN, but won't touch the questions that Smock or Kuus or I have raised.